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I'm typically found on the C2 forums, but could use a little help from my C3 brothers and sisters.
My neighbor has enlisted my help in selling two Corvettes. Her husband has advanced Alzheimers, and the cars are collecting dust (literally). The two vettes are a '69 427/390, and a '91 ZR-1. Both these cars should be simple enough to value, except for the providence.
The '69 427 was bought new by my neighbor ~49 years ago. It's never been rebuilt, and (believe it or not) has been serviced by the Chevy dealership its entire life. It only has 61,5xx miles. The car has a nice petina, but is otherwise super clean, and completely unmolested. It runs strong and drives as nice as any other 427 I've ever driven.
Again, I can easily find a flat value for a '69 427/390, but how much do I add for this being a one-owner, survivor that drives almost as nice as when it was new?
Generally cars that have a background such as this receive their best appreciation at a collector car auction.
It's virtually impossible to attach a price and say it's accurate to any degree for cars like these however desireably equipped, low mileage, clean single ownership collector cars typically see 25 to 40% higher sold prices (on comparably equipped, comparable year cars).
Hi G,
While everyone is pretty clear about what "one owner" means, the words "survivor", (with a small 's'), and 'unmolested" can mean all sorts of things on a 48 year old car.
The car could be VERY interesting to folks who like original cars!
If you'd post some more photos of it… exterior, engine compartment, chassis, and interior perhaps you may get some responsible input as to the car's likely value, and also some suggestions about how to best market it.
Regards,
Alan
Mine had 56k miles and everything needed to be rebuilt. The original paint is still stunning. It also ran strong when I bought it 13 years ago...for a while anyways...until everything started leaking and smoking and breaking and stopped working.
I have no idea what they are worth. They are not rare cars, GM having made over 10,000 of them. Any buyer will have to spend a bunch of money on it if they want to drive it...or they could just let it sit and gather dust for another 48 years.
It's tough to put a number on a car like you described without thoroughly going through it. There can be a huge variance based on how correct all of the parts are. Truly original cars with nothing missing and all of the correct coded and dated parts are exceedingly rare. That's why they bring big money. Aside from this, condition and documentation are what bring the prices up. Good cars tell their own stories through what's there during visual inspection and the documentation to back it up. Starting with the tank sticker, POP, shipping data report matched to original purchase paperwork, service records, etc. establish provenance for a one owner car. As far as originality and condition, post as many detailed pics as you can. Most of the numbers have to be verified in person, but you can get a pretty good idea if somethings missing from the folks here. Getting some simple things right and gathering the right documentation might yield your neighbor a lot more money than just selling it on the open market.
Last edited by JohnnyQuik; Aug 25, 2017 at 08:10 AM.
What is extremely rare and becoming more rare every day is an original owner 69. Now for my opinion: The car svalue might be affected by how aggressively the car was maintained by the Chevy dealer. If lots of original parts have been replaced over the years that might hurt market value. If he has all the original docs that would help. These cars tend to be worth a lot more in the market than I think, so I will leave it at that.
The three things that really matter to me are condition, condition and condition... anything beyond that is nice, but I fail to see why one owner would add value. YMMV
You are going to be inundated with a thousand tire kickers and low-ball offers, accompanied by hundreds of requests for pics if you engage the personal ad route. BaT is the way to go, and, as someone suggested, give it a try on one of the cars and see what you think.
You are going to be inundated with a thousand tire kickers and low-ball offers, accompanied by hundreds of requests for pics if you engage the personal ad route. BaT is the way to go, and, as someone suggested, give it a try on one of the cars and see what you think.
OP hasn’t been active on the forum in over a year. Hopefully their neighbor figured out what to do with their car from 8 years ago by now.
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